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Christmas Greetings

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December 26th 2006
Merry Christmas! my highlights of the past few weeks in Leyte. Typhoon Utor Sat 9th dec When Typhoon Utor hit Leyte, the eye of the storm passed only 20 km north of the city I live in (Tacloban). At first there was an unusual amount of rain, we knew about a typhoon was coming but nobody seemed too worried. I decided not to venture the 1 km to the orphanage though. The powe ... read more

Asia » Philippines

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The Philippine Islands became a Spanish colony during the 16th century; they were ceded to the US in 1898 following the Spanish-American War. In 1935 the Philippines became a self-governing commonwealth. Manuel QUEZON was elected President and was ta... ... read more